What color is #FAF4DC?

#FAF4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAF4DC?

The RGB value is 250, 244, 220: 250 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAF4DC?

The complementary color is #DCE2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAF4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAF4DC color

#FAF4DC rgb(250, 244, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FAF4DC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 95.7% green and 86.3% blue (250, 244, 220).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 75% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Star Dust (#F9F3DD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#FAF4DC color codes

HEX	`#FAF4DC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 244, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 95.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 75%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.08, -1.95, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.08, 12.44, 99.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.692, 90.194, 80.644)`
Decimal	`16446684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAF4DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAF4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAF4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAF4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faf4dc; }
.text { color: #faf4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 244 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faf4dc, #f1fadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FAF4DC?: #FAF4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAF4DC?: The RGB value is 250, 244, 220: 250 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAF4DC?: The complementary color is #DCE2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAF4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.